Corset-cover.



No. 656,754. Patented Aug. 28, I900. H. G. STEELY.

CORSET COVER.

(Application filed May 21, 1900.) (No Model.)

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HARRY G. STEELY, OF PIQUA, OHIO.

CORSET COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,754, dated August 28, 1900.

Application filecl May 21, 1900.

ments in Knit Garments for Female Wear,

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cut knit garments for female wear, and has special reference to that class of garments known as corsetcovers. The garment may, however, be worn either as a corsetcover or as an undergarment. Heretofore knit garments of this character have been constructed with the same fullness at the back as in the front, owing to the impossibility of limiting the tuck or double stitch to a portion only'of the circumference of the material as it is made in the machine. By reason of this unnecessary fullness of the garment in the back more or less inconvenience has been experienced by reason of the garment lumping or creating folds at the back under the pressure of the clothing.

It is therefore the object of the presentinvention to construct a cut knit garment of the character specified with the required fullness to the front only or that portion of the garment fitting over the bust and providing a plain back or a back devoid of any fullness, as will hereinafter be more fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cut knit garment made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the back of said garment. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the garment. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the material as it comes from the knitting-machine and from which two of such garments may be constructed. Fig. 5 is a plan of the material cut for a garment.

The material, as shown in Fig. 3, is made on a Well-known form of circular-knitting machine and is formed by two Well-known stitches -to wit, a cross or tuck stitch A and Serial No. 17,497. (No model.)

a plain stitch B- the former stitch having more fullness than the latter, which is due to the use of a double thread in forming such stitch. In forming the plain stitch B the needles cast off at every guide in the dial of the machine, and in forming the cross or tuck stitch A, which consists of a double thread, as before stated, the cast off is made at every other guide in the dial, which is well known to those familiar with the art of knitting. In constructing a garment such as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 this tuck-stitch A, which creates more fullness in the material than the plain stitch, is placed in front of the garment to provide a proper fullness for the bust, while that portion B of the material made by the plain stitch forms the back of the garment and is devoid of such fullness.

In constructing a garment as above derepresents said material as it is taken from the knitting-machine, is cut longitudinally on two sides to make two equal parts. Each of such parts is then given the necessary out, as is shown in the diagram Fig. 4, is then folded over in the middle on line 00 00 of Fig. 3 and is sewed, and is given the necessary ornamental trimming or edging C. The tuckstitch A may be given a greater depth than ness in front of the garment. Therefore it will be understood that-the pockets or fullness shown at A in said figure may be varied.

Among the desirable features of the garment may be mentioned the facility with which a cut knit garment having the necessary fullness in front for the bust and a plain back may be made from knit material, and whereby the necessity of sewing separate pieces for bust-pockets in front of the garment is avoided.

A garment constructed in accordance with the above description will fit snugly to the body and may be worn with comfort, all unnecessary looseness being avoided.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The herein-described cut knit waist garment consisting of two parts, a front and rear p0rtion,the front portion of said garment comprising a transverse section of tubular fabric scribed the material, as shown in Fig. 3 which that shown in Fig. 1 to provide a sufficient fullknitted in two stitches, a tuck ordouble stitch, front is more elastic being formed by the line and a plain stitch, said section being cut open of tuck or double stitches, as set forth. [0 longitudinally to form the front portion of the In testimony whereof I affix my signature garment, the rear portion of said garment bein presence of two Witnesses.

ing formed from a transverse section of tn- HARRY G. STEELY. bnlar fabric knitted in plain stitch and cut Witnesses: open longitudinally, whereby the entire gar- R. J. MOGARTY,

ment is elastic, but the breast portion of the THos. B. HERRMAN. 

